Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 694 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) clang
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sparrow (b) an owl (c) a cow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) slurp
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) tick-tock (c) baa
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) gentle (c) table
7. 7.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell
8. 8.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a duck
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) boom (c) moo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) woof
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) kind
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) slurp
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) river (c) gentle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a car horn
20. 20.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) a sheep
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) yellow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) teacher
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) table
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) slurp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) slowly (c) garden
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) thud
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
32. 32.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) neigh
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) click (c) hiss
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hiss (c) happy
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) beep
39. 39.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom

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